Name: Marwa El Jaï

Country of Residence: Fes- Morocco

A 23 years old English studies graduate student, with a Master of Arts – focused in Language, Communication & Society; multidisciplinary program where soft skills are taught, from Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University-Fes, Morocco. She did her Erasmus+ mobility during her second year Bachelor degree in the English Language Teaching department of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ, Ankara-Turkey). Her research field work revolves around Quality education assessment in Higher Educational Institutions (MENA region).

She is interested in youth leadership on global citizenship, reflecting on global challenges and the SDGs. She started being involved in voluntary work since 2014, raising parent’s awareness on the importance of education; especially in the rural areas. She is also affiliated to many organisms, on both national and international levels. She was one of the 20 chosen alumni to attend the ESAA workshop held in Tetouan-Morocco (5th -7th December 2019) under developing Erasmus+ alumni capacities in Morocco by establishing a sustainable Erasmus+ Community, namely Erasmus Morocco Network. Marwa is the SG of EMN, along with the BOD, the teammates and the ambassadors, altogether work on empowering youth-leading initiatives, and improving the quality of higher education. She is also a Rotaract Club Ahl Fes member, running for the position of Public relations representative, an Enactor being the Vice-President Project Coordinator USMBA-FLDM, and a Red Cross & Red Crescent volunteer. On an international level, Marwa is a GaragErasmus member, and an ASAF member. She is also a project officer at Erasmus Global Partnerships and has been recently assigned as the International Coordinator of OCEANS Network.